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THE SECOND BOOK OF THE<br/>
<span class=large>KINGS</span><br/> COMMONLY CALLED<br/> THE FOURTH BOOK OF THE KINGS
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CHAPTER 2
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Elisha and the prophets know Elijah is to be translated—Elijah divides waters of Jordan, and is taken up into heaven in a whirlwind—Mantle of Elijah falls on Elisha, who also divides waters of Jordan—Elisha heals waters of Jericho—Youths torn by bears for mocking Elisha.
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And</span> it came to pass, when the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span> would take up Elijah into heaven by a whirlwind, that Elijah went with <sup>a</sup><a href="2_kgs/2/1a" mark="a" type="A" title="1 Kgs. 19: 16 (16-17).">Elisha</a> from <sup>b</sup><a href="2_kgs/2/1b" mark="b" type="A" title="Josh. 5: 9 (9-10); 2 Kgs. 4: 38.">Gilgal</a>.
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And <sup>a</sup><a href="2_kgs/2/2a" mark="a" type="A" title="3 Ne. 25: 5 (5-6); D&C 110: 14 (13-16); D&C 128: 17 (17-18).">Elijah</a> said unto Elisha, Tarry here, I pray thee; for the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span> hath sent me to <sup>b</sup><a href="2_kgs/2/2b" mark="b" type="A" title="Gen. 12: 8 (7-8); Gen. 28: 19 (16-19); Josh. 16: 2 (1-2).">Beth-el</a>.  And Elisha said <i>unto him, As</i> the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span> liveth, and <i>as</i> thy soul liveth, I will not <sup>c</sup><a href="2_kgs/2/2c" mark="c" type="A" title="Ruth 1: 16 (16-17).">leave</a> thee.  So they went down to Beth-el.
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And the <sup>a</sup><a href="2_kgs/2/3a" mark="a" type="A" title="1 Kgs. 20: 35.">sons</a> of the prophets that <i>were</i> at Beth-el came forth to Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span> will take away thy master from thy head to day?  And he said, Yea, I know <i>it;</i> hold ye your peace.
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And Elijah said unto him, Elisha, tarry here, I pray thee; for the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span> hath sent me to <sup>a</sup><a href="2_kgs/2/4a" mark="a" type="A" title="1 Kgs. 16: 34.">Jericho</a>.  And he said, <i>As</i> the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span> liveth, and <i>as</i> thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee.  So they came to Jericho.
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And the sons of the prophets that <i>were</i> at Jericho came to Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span> will take away thy master from thy head to day?  And he answered, Yea, I know <i>it; </i>hold ye your peace.
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And Elijah said unto him, Tarry, I pray thee, here; for the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span> hath sent me to Jordan.  And he said, <i>As</i> the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span> liveth, and <i>as</i> thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee.  And they two went on.
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And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went, and stood to view afar off: and they two stood by Jordan.
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And Elijah took his <sup>a</sup><a href="2_kgs/2/8a" mark="a" type="A" title="1 Kgs. 19: 19.">mantle</a>, and wrapped <i>it</i> together, and smote the <sup>b</sup><a href="2_kgs/2/8b" mark="b" type="A" title="Ex. 14: 21; Josh. 3: 16 (14-17).">waters</a>, and they were divided hither and thither, so that they two went over on dry ground.
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&#182; And it came to pass, when they were gone over, that Elijah said unto Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee, before I be taken away from thee.  And Elisha said, I pray thee, let a <sup>a</sup><a href="2_kgs/2/9a" mark="a" type="A" title="Deut. 21: 17.">double</a> portion of thy spirit be upon me.
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And he said, Thou hast asked a hard thing: <i>nevertheless,</i> if thou see me <i>when I am</i> taken from thee, it shall be so unto thee; but if not, it shall not be <i>so.</i>
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And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, <i>there appeared</i> a <sup>a</sup><a href="2_kgs/2/11a" mark="a" type="A" title="Abr. 2: 7.">chariot</a> of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and <sup>b</sup><a href="2_kgs/2/11b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Translated Beings.">Elijah</a> went up by a <sup>c</sup><a href="2_kgs/2/11c" mark="c" type="A" title="Ezek. 1: 4.">whirlwind</a> into heaven.
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&#182; And Elisha saw <i>it,</i> and he cried, My father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof.  And he saw him no more: and he took hold of his own clothes, and rent them in two pieces.
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He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went back, and stood by the bank of Jordan;
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And he took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and smote the waters, and said, Where <i>is</i> the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span> God of Elijah?  and when he also had smitten the waters, they <sup>a</sup><a href="2_kgs/2/14a" mark="a" type="A" title="Ex. 14: 21 (21-22).">parted</a> hither and thither: and Elisha went over.
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And when the sons of the prophets which <i>were</i> to view at Jericho saw him, they said, The spirit of <sup>a</sup><a href="2_kgs/2/15a" mark="a" type="A" title="D&C 2: 2 (1-3); D&C 27: 9.">Elijah</a> doth <sup>b</sup><a href="2_kgs/2/15b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Priesthood, Ordination.">rest</a> on Elisha.  And they came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him.
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&#182; And they said unto him, Behold now, there be with thy servants fifty strong men; let them go, we pray thee, and seek thy master: lest peradventure the <sup>a</sup><a href="2_kgs/2/16a" mark="a" type="A" title="1 Ne. 11: 1; Alma 45: 19 (18-19); Moses 6: 64.">Spirit</a> of the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span> hath taken him up, and cast him upon some mountain, or into some valley.  And he said, Ye shall not send.
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And when they urged him till he was ashamed, he said, Send.  They sent therefore fifty men; and they sought three days, but found him not.
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And when they came again to him, (for he tarried at Jericho,) he said unto them, Did I not say unto you, Go not?
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&#182; And the men of the city said unto Elisha, Behold, I pray thee, the situation of this city <i>is</i> pleasant, as my lord seeth: but the water <i>is</i> naught, and the ground barren.
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And he said, Bring me a new <sup>a</sup><a href="2_kgs/2/20a" mark="a" type="P" title="HEB dish, bowl.">cruse</a>, and put salt therein.  And they brought <i>it </i>to him.
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And he went forth unto the spring of the waters, and cast the <sup>a</sup><a href="2_kgs/2/21a" mark="a" type="A" title="2 Kgs. 4: 41.">salt</a> in there, and said, Thus saith the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span>, I have healed these <sup>b</sup><a href="2_kgs/2/21b" mark="b" type="A" title="Ex. 15: 25; Ezek. 47: 8 (8-9).">waters</a>; there shall not be from thence any more death or <sup>c</sup><a href="2_kgs/2/21c" mark="c" type="B" title="TG Barrenness.">barren</a> <i>land.</i>
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So the waters were healed unto this day, according to the saying of Elisha which he spake.
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&#182; And he went up from thence unto Beth-el: and as he was going up by the way, there came forth <sup>a</sup><a href="2_kgs/2/23a" mark="a" type="P" title="HEB youths (not little children).">little</a> children out of the city, and <sup>b</sup><a href="2_kgs/2/23b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Mocking.">mocked</a> him, and said unto him, Go up, thou <sup>c</sup><a href="2_kgs/2/23c" mark="c" type="A" title="Lam. 4: 16 (16-17).">bald</a> head; go up, thou bald head.
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And he turned back, and looked on them, and cursed them in the name of the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span>.  And there came forth two she bears out of the wood, and tare forty and two children of them.
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And he went from thence to mount <sup>a</sup><a href="2_kgs/2/25a" mark="a" type="A" title="2 Kgs. 4: 25.">Carmel</a>, and from thence he returned to Samaria.
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